GRE Word List
VISCID
having an adhesive quality : sticky
The meaning of the word viscid is having an adhesive quality : sticky.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |